Responses of phytoplankton to fish predation and nutrient loading in shallow lakes: A pan-European mesocosm experiment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1608-1618

  Van De Bund, W J ^a,g   Romo, S ^b   Villena, M J ^b   Valentin M ^b   Van Donk, E ^a   Vicente, E ^b   Vakkilainen, K ^c   Svensson, M ^d   Stephen, D ^e   Stahl Delbanco A ^d   Rueda, J ^b   Moss, B ^e   Miracle, M R ^b   Kairesalo, T ^c   Hansson, L A ^d   Hietala, J ^c   Gyllstrom M ^d   Goma, J ^f   Garcia P ^f   Fernandez Alaez M ^f   Fernandez Alaez C ^f   Ferriol, C ^b   Collings, S E ^e   Becares E ^f   Balayla, D M ^e   Alfonso, T ^b   more..

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^g JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fish; Food web interactions; Mesocosm experiments; Nutrients; Phytoplankton composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTIVORE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 9644258483     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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